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You can ’t always prevent your mobile from being lost or stolen, but you can make sure no one takes advantage of it. With F-Secure Anti-Theft for Mobile you can be sure that your personal and confidential information won’t be misused by anyone. Lock your phone remotely via SMS Erase the confidential data remotely via SMS Get informed who stole your phone Locate your phone Easy to upgrade with additional security features directly via mobile. This application is freely available on Nokia OVI Store.

The product provides three useful security features to protect your phone: remote lock, remote wipe and theft control.

The remote lock protects confidential information quickly and easily by locking the device with a single SMS message. If someone changes the SIM card, the theft control feature activates by locking the device and informing the owner of the new number. The remote wipe is the ultimate safety measure, erasing all data on the phone with a single SMS message.

Arnoud de Vaal, Director of F-Secure’s Mobile Business Unit, said, “You carry your smartphone with you everywhere you go, which means it can be particularly prone to being lost or stolen. Nowadays our mobiles contain a great deal of personal and confidential data that need protection. F-Secure’s standalone anti-theft software provides an easy and affordable way to make sure this information is not misused by anyone.”

Installation

The installation process, as expected, goes very smoothly. F-Secure file size of 1.6MB, which is quite small, once installed. RAM usage, according to Handy Taskman is very low.

Interface

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Options

In the Anti-Theft settings, you can secure your phone against prying eyes, as well as setup a custom remote reset option. You can specify a lock code, and then remotely lock your phone via SMS, as well as choose to have your phone locked if the SIM card is changed. You can also specify an SMS number that will receive an alert, and you can setup a remote wipe feature. Note that on certain phones such as the recent Eseries, you can setup remote lock and lock on SIM change in the phone’s built-in settings. However, F-Secure’s remote wipe feature could be handy.

Conclusion

Conclusion

The Anti-Theft settings are nice, and could be convenient if you’ve had your phone stolen this software is very useful.